One Rank, One Pension under study

The policy of “One Rank One Pension” has been adopted by the Central Government to address pension disparities. Modalities for implementation of One Rank One Pension are under consideration of the government. A pension grievance cell exists in the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare and Pension Adalat provides a forum for redressal of grievances of the defence pensioners and their grievances are redressed on the spot. An online pension enquiry system “Suvigya” has also been developed by the Controller General of Defence Accounts to enable ex-servicemen to know their entitlements of pension. Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh informed D.P Tripathi in Rajya Sabha on July 30.